﻿SHRINKAGE OF WEIGHT OF BEEF CATTLE IN TRANSIT. 



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at market, and 1,202 pounds each after the iill at market. These 

 figures give an average fill of 33 pounds per head, a total shrinkage 

 of 101 pounds, and a net shrinkage per head of 08 pounds. This 

 figure, it may be noted, is 17 pounds higher than the average for all 

 the shipments. 



It is hardly probable that these same extreme conditions will be 

 met with frequently. Taken as a whole, the shipments in the table 

 are rather beyond the average with respect to adverse weather condi- 

 tions. They are, however, useful in showing the performance of 

 cattle under stress of weather and other extreme conditions. 



Table 14. — Mixed corn-fed cattle in transit 26 to 30 hours. 



Num- 

 ber 

 of 



head. 



Point of origin. 



West Side, Iowa 

 Dunlap, Iowa. . 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



West Side, Iowa 



do 



do 



do 



do... 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



transit 



Hours. 

 26i 



28 



30 

 30 



30 



28 



29J 



29J 

 29 



29 



29 



29 



29 



29 

 26| 



26£ 



26J 



264 



Aver- 

 age 

 weight 



at 

 point of 

 origin. 



Pounds. 

 1,196 



1,580 



1,330 

 1,494 



1,279 

 1, 409 



1,085 

 957 



1,293 



1,484 



1,232 

 1,171 



1,272 



1,287 



1,254 



1,164 



1,332 



1,451 



1,210 



1,214 

 1,152 



1,375 



1,376 



1,137 



Average weight 

 at destination. 



Before 

 fill. 



Pounds. 

 1,097 



1,466 



1,252 

 1,392 



1,139 

 1,337 



1,017 

 858 



1,207 



1,410 



1,190 

 1,108 



1,170 



1,163 



1,163 



1,086 



1,215 



1,291 



1,129 



1,123 

 992 



1,254 



1,282 



1,070 



After 

 fill. 



Pounds. 

 1,137 



1,519 



1,287 

 1,413 



1,185 

 1,369 



1,052 

 905 



1,273 



1,453 



1,215 

 1,140 



1,199 



1,214 



1,199 



1,115 



1,240 



1,328 



1,174 



1,152 

 1,102 



1,294 



1,331 



1,081 



Aver- 



fi'lfat 

 mar- 

 ket. 



Pounds. 

 40 



53 



29 

 110 



Average shrink- 

 age. 



Before 

 fill. 



Pounds 

 99 



114 



78 

 102 



140 

 72 



86 



74 



42 

 63 



102 



124 

 91 



117 

 160 



81 



91 

 160 



121 



94 

 67 



After 

 fill. 



Pounds 

 59 



49 



92 



123 



36 



62 

 50 



81 



45 

 56 



Remarks. 



Two small calves 



included. 

 Trailed 4 miles 



through deep 



snow. 

 Weighed cool he- 

 fore loading. 

 Trailed 5 miles 



through deep 



snow.- 

 Weighed cool. 

 Trailed 10 miles 



through deep 



snow. 

 Weighed cool. 

 Fed corn, oats, and 



hay before load- 

 ing. 

 All 3-year-old west- 

 ern steers. 

 Trailed 10 miles, 



weighed cool. 

 Do. 

 Western steers, 



trailed 5 miles. 

 Fed hay before 



loading. 

 Fed hay after 



weighing. 

 Trailed 3 miles, 



deep snow, 30° 



below. 

 Trailed 5 miles, 



deep snow, 30° 



below. 

 Trailed 3} miles, 



deep snow, 30° 



below. 

 Trailed 5 miles, 



deep snow, 30° 



below. 

 Trailed 7 miles, 



deep snow, 30° 



below. 



r>o. 



Trailed 5 miles, 



hay in ear. 

 Trailed 7 miles, 



hay in car. 

 Trailed 5 miles, 



hav in car. 

 Trailed 4 miles, 



sheaf oats in car. 



